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Book promo: Craving Beauty by Jennifer Silverwood.

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This is my post during the blog tour for Craving Beauty by Jennifer Silverwood . In Craving Beauty a lost kingdom is uncovered by an equally lost girl, and a hungry beast waits, ready to devour her soul. This blog tour is organized by Lola's Blog Tours and the tour runs from 17 till 30 July. You can see the tour schedule here . Craving Beauty (Wylder Tales #1) By Jennifer Silverwood Genre: Fairytale/ Fantasy Age category: Young Adult/ New Adult Release Date: 14 July 2023 Blurb: A dark tale of enchantment and woe, perfect for fans of Margaret Rogerson and Holly Black, Craving Beauty is the first installment of the epic Wylder Tales Series! Nineteen-year-old Vynasha's life is no fairy tale. The fire that killed her sisters was her fault, and the magic that saved her nephew cannot heal their scars. They shouldn't have survived, and the villagers either fear or loathe them. Until a mysterious stranger saves her, giving Vynasha the key to finding the only family...

An reading and blog update

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  Hello and welcome back to the blog, welcome if this is your first time stopping by. My first post of 2023 So it's been a hot minute since I last posted but I was making an Instagram posting, you should give me a follow I'm more active there as of late,my IG carrieicanhasbooks .  Anyways I was making my post and realized that it would be very fitting blog post so I've done just that. I just can't get enough of Brandon Sanderson  I'm reading the Cosmere in publication order, I forgot to post The Alloy of Law or my dip into Arcanum Unbound. After I finished The Way of Kings a few weeks back I would just stare at Words of Radiance on my shelf and I could not wait to pick it up and I'm finally to it. This is my 6th Sanderson (2 being novellas) of the year I am soo happy with myself. 2022 was not a good year both personally and reading wise, with the passing of both my Step Mom and Grandma. The slumping made me reflect and think about my reading, I was missing t...

No Land For Heroes by Cal Black (#bookreview + #giveaway)

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 Hello and welcome back to the blog! Welcome to the blog if this is your first visit.  Today I bring for you my stop on the Escapist booktours for No Land For Heroes Book Information: No Land For Heroes by Cal Black Published: May 10, 2022 Series: Legends & Legacies Genre: Fantasy Western/Gaslamp Fantasy Intended Age Group: Adult Pages: 373 Publisher: Bearberry Studio (Self Published) Content/Trigger Warnings: Shown on Page (things clearly told to the reader):  Civil era warfare (but with magic) managed PTSD symptoms (insomnia, triggers) Animal death: dragon  facing former abuser  Violence (similar to a 14AA or light R for mention of blood) drug use (medicinal, recreational) Alluded to (things only mentioned in passing or hinted at): Physical Abuse Psychological Abuse Domestic violence Death of older children during war Child abandonment slavery mild sexism fictional racism (humans vs elves vs orcs, etc) Book Blurb: Mildred Berry is down to her last four bu...

Book excerpt and Giveaway for Solace Lost by Michael Sliter

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  Hello  and welcome back to the blog or welcome if you are new. Today I have an excerpt for the booktour of Solace Lost by Michael Sliter. It is the first book of the Pandemonium Rising series. It has an over all rating of 4.18 stars on Goodreads, which is very impressive. I'll have link below  where you can find the book yourself if you wish to enter this world as well as to the rest of the tour Book Information: Solace Lost by Michael Sliter Published: 2018 Series: Pandemonium Rising Genre: Epic Fantasy Intended Age Group: Adult Pages: 568 Publisher: Dragyn Press (Self Published) Content/Trigger Warnings: Shown on page: Ableism Abusive relationship Ageism Alcoholism Amputation Animal violence/death Blood (gore) Bodies/corpses Body horror Bones (animal/human) Bullying Child abuse Childbirth Classism Death/dying Death penalty Decapitation Domestic abuse (emotional, physical, sexual, verbal) Drinking (heavy) Drug use Fatphobia Forced captivity Graphic sex Hospitalization...